- This article was published in ‘The Symbolic Code, Vol. 2021, No. 1, 2, 3‘ on page 17.
Music is one of the beautiful gifts that the Lord has been pleased to give us. The heavenly melodies can change our moods, cheer us, encourage, build us, and is also a way to teach us incredible spiritual lessons. Earlier on, during the days of the Adventist pioneers, the Spirit of Truth admonished us that: –
“Music, when not abused, is a great blessings; but when put to a wrong use, it is a terrible curse.”
Vol. 1 p. 497.
“Music was made to serve a holy purpose, to lift the thoughts to that which is pure, noble, and elevating, and to awaken in the soul devotion and gratitude to God.”
Patriarchs and Prophets p. 594.
The Hymnal Committee was set up in 2018 to edit the hymns that church members are composing. Because of the Truth’s sweetness at this time, church members have been encouraged to express the Truth in hymns and songs. The Committee meets on average twice a week to edit the hymns. The Committee members are most grateful to God for this privilege to work for Christ in this noble work, and the experience gained is indeed valuable to our Spirituality. The following are the current members of the Hymnal Committee and their contact details.
[The names and details of the Hymnal Committee Members have been omitted]
After two years of working, the Committee is pleased to announce the Eleventh-Hour Church hymnal document’s release. The hymnal has not yet been published in a book, but a sharable pdf version was released earlier this Gregorian year to the church members. We shared it on the major Eleventh Hour Church social media groups. Together with the hymnal was a link to the google drive containing the hymns’ recordings for the members to learn how to sing them. These hymns’ primary focus is to sing our present Truth as it advances and grows sweeter and sweeter. Therefore, let every church member join us in giving praise and thanksgiving to our God for His graces and mercies that He hath enabled us to do this work for Him.
We intend to continue editing the hymns, and the next version we expect to be released slightly before or at the end of this fiscal year. We also wish to continue working on the music website and have it released sooner by God’s grace. We plan to publicize the hymnal in more efficient ways and encourage more and more members to compose. The Committee is also receiving poems, and we will organize them and place them on the website. Finally, the Committee encourages the members to write the hymns for the children, making them as simple as possible for their growing minds. May God be with this work and bless you all. Amen.
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